Looking Ahead puts the spotlight on runners of interest across Australia and New Zealand. Whether they are a particularly well-bred or high-priced runner having their first or second start, a promising galloper returning to the track or a horse which has trialled particularly well, we’ll aim to give you something to follow.
Three exciting runners are set to hit the track across Australia on Sunday, including a well-bred The Autumn Sun filly chasing maiden success on debut, a nicely related Spirit Of Boom 2-year-old kicking off her carrer on the Sunshine Coast Poly Track and a Fine Needle (Jpn) gelding looking to win his maiden at his second start.
Bet365 Stawell, Race 1, 1pm AEDT, Bet365 Mdn Plate, $37,500, 1600m
Amaretto Sour, 3-year-old filly (The Autumn Sun x Girl In Flight {Commands})
The Mornington-based trainer Matt Laurie will prepare the well-bred filly Amaretto Sour to debut at Stawell on Sunday over the mile distance.
Amaretto Sour is by Arrowfield Stud’s promising stallion The Autumn Sun out of the Commands mare Girl In Flight, she was a very smart mare winning four races including the Schweppervescence S. She also was stakes placed in the G2 Matriarch S., the G2 Sunline S., the G3 Vanity S., and the Listed Alexandra S.
Girl In Flight has already tasted some success at stud leaving the metropolitan and three-tims winning filly Night Witches (I Am Invincible) and the two-time winning Zoustar gelding in Starwisp.
Amaretto Sour as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Other successful stakes performers in the family include Zia (Zoustar), Soviet Secret (Eavesdropper {USA}), Prince Gibraltar (Fr) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}) and Illuminate (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire})
Amaretto Sour was a $525,000 purchase by Bahen Bloodstock/Matt Laurie Racing from the draft of KBL Thoroughbreds at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Since producing Amaretto Sour, Girl In Flight has a foal filly also by The Autumn Sun and was most recently served by the Golden Slipper winning son of Not a Single Doubt in Farnan.
Sunshine Coast Poly Track, Race 4, 3.25pm AEDT (2.25pm local), Winners Premium Softdrinks QTIS 2YO Mdn Plate, $30,000, 1100m
Heart And Spirit, 2-year-old filly (Spirit Of Boom x Hearts And Arrows {Kempinsky})
The Stuart Kendrick trained Heart And Spirit will be heading to the Sunshine Coast Poly Track on Sunday to make her debut over 1100 metres.
This Spirit Of Boom filly is the sixth foal from the Kempinsky mare Hearts And Arrows, who was a two-time winner on the track. She also is a half-sister to the smart mare Fiscal Fantasy (Skilled) who was the victor in the G3 Manawatu Breeders S., and a dual winner of the G3 ARC Alison S. Another half-sibling was the Australasia and Hong Kong performed Fair Trade (Danewin) who was victorious in the G3 CS Hayes S.
Heart And Spirit as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Hearts and Arrows has already left her mark at stud leaving the very talented sprinter in Jonker he was successful in five races including the G1 Manikato S., and the Listed Keith Noud H., he now stands at stud at Aquis Farm. Beau Arrow (Love Conquers All) and Gandiva (Magic Albert) are also winners that she has produced.
Hearts And Arrows has been given every chance at stud and in recent years has left a foal colt by So You Think (NZ) and in the spring was served again by Spirit Of Boom.
Heart and Spirit was a $180,000 purchase by Kendrick Racing, from the draft of Eureka Stud at the 2023 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.
Mornington, Race 1, 1.20pm AEDT, Homes and Acreage Plate, $27,000, 1500m
Fine Future (Jpn), 3-year-old gelding (Fine Needle {Jpn} x Mirai E {Jpn} {Deep Impact {Jpn}})
The Japanese-bred Fine Future (Jpn) is set to have his second start over 1500 metres for Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young at Mornington on the back of a promising debut performance at Terang over 1200 metres.
Fine Future (Jpn) as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Fine Future is a son of Darley Japan’s sire Fine Needle (Jpn) and is out of the Deep Impact (Jpn) mare Mirai E (Jpn). She was unplaced on the track but is very well-related. She is a sister to the Woodside Park Stallion and dual Group 1 winner Tosen Stardom (Jpn) and the Group winning Centelleo (Jpn) (Deep Impact), a three-quarter-sister to Tosen Homareboshi (Jpn) (Deep Impact) and a half-sister to stakes-placed Neo Stardom (Jpn) (Neo Universe {Jpn})
Fine Future was a $300,000 purchase by Busuttin Racing from the draft of Emirates Park at the 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Looking Back
Our selections for Saturday: Linebacker (NZ) (Super Seth) ran first at Rosehill in Race 3, Pure Bliss (Star Turn) ran first at Oakbank and Marais (Capitalist) ran third at Wyong.
